Ring Lord of the Red Chamber

"Second Brother Lian, I heard that this time there are not only glass ornaments, but also many large items such as full-length mirrors and screens, just like the glass kang screen that Sister Feng got a while ago. By the way, there are also A complete set of transparent glass tableware, I heard that each piece is exquisite. We have to choose carefully, pick a few good ones and go back to show the old lady." Jia Baoyu looked around curiously, and said cheerfully .

He came with Jia Zhen and Jia Lian. Both of them were impatient to bring along a little follower, but when the old lady Jia Mu spoke, they had no choice but to bring him along.For this, Jia Zhen didn't even bring her own son Jia Rong with her.

The Ningrong Second Mansion is no longer what it used to be, this time there is only one invitation card, and only three people can come in.This means that the First Master She is lazy, and the Second Master Zheng thinks it is too money-smelling, so the three of them have to come forward.

After hearing Jia Baoyu's words, Jia Lian and Jia Zhen looked at each other and couldn't help curling their lips.This is really not in charge of the family and does not know how expensive rice is!

Standing behind Liulifang is the Holy One, so how can it be ordinary products that are auctioned at its auction?When they come back, they are probably here to join in the fun. They want to move things back home, or even bring a few good things back home. It’s just a dream!

Jia Lian squinted at Jia Baoyu's excited round face, smoothed out his sleeves, and said jokingly, "What are mirrors and screens? Baoyu, haven't you heard that there are good things in the back. See this Are the doors and windows of Liulifang gone? The inlays on them are all high-quality flat glass, and there is not a single fold or air bubble on it."

"I'm shooting this one today. As long as it is taken tonight, someone will go to the house to replace the doors and windows tomorrow. Look, this glass is both windproof and light-transmitting. If it is replaced in the old lady's yard , That's really... It's just about to celebrate the New Year, and the relatives and relatives who came to pay New Year's greetings saw it, and everyone had to praise it, and there is no such thing as filial piety."

Just as he was talking, he put his arms around Jia Baoyu's shoulders, winked and said, "By the way, there is also the cousin of the Lin family. She just came from the south of the Yangtze River. The winter there is not as cold as ours. I'm afraid she is not used to the climate." .Furthermore, I heard from your elder sister Feng that the cousin of the Lin family was born with a weak body and could not do without medicine all day long. She is not acclimatized to the environment. If she catches the cold again, alas—"

"Oh, Second Brother Lian is right, right." Jia Baoyu slapped his hands and nodded again and again: "The glass is indeed windproof and light-transmitting, much better than those gauzes. Our family should close the windows. The ones I put on have been replaced. Sister Lin has been coughing all the time for the past two days, presumably because she can’t stand the cold weather, why didn’t I think of it just now.”

Jia Lian gave Jia Zhen a wink, and Jia Zhen immediately understood, and said in embarrassment: "I'm afraid this matter can't be done tonight. I'm here today just to join in the fun, and I don't have many banknotes with me. What about you, Lian'er?"

"Oh, me too. It seems that we have to wait until tomorrow. I just don't know if there will be another auction tomorrow." Jia Lian also had a sad face, patting his forehead and shouting angrily: "It's called right now. If people go back to pick it up, I'm afraid it will be too late, and it won't be sent in."

"It's okay. When I came here, the old lady was afraid that I would have something I wanted, so she specially asked Sister Yuanyang to give me a lot of bank notes." Seeing that the brothers were worried, Jia Baoyu quickly shared his worries: "The two brothers should treat it as a Help me, tell me to honor the old lady for a while."

Well, this is indeed carrying private goods!

Jia Zhen and Jia Lian looked at each other again, one with sympathy and the other with anger.They are also grandsons, and Jia Lian is still the eldest son and grandson, but look at the difference in treatment... It's the same as Jia Lian is not his own.

No, it should be said that his father is not his own.

Then, Jia Baoyu said happily: "In addition to the 1000 taels that Yuanyang sister gave me, I also brought my own money. Originally, I wanted to find something good for sister Lin to make her happy, but now I just took a picture of it. Here comes the glass window. Second brother Lian, tell me I can give Sister Lin something, can I take a picture of the Kang screen? Last time I was at Sister Feng’s place, I saw that Sister Lin liked the glass Kang screen. How many times..."

Can you not look at it, it is something sent by the Lin family.Jia Lian was not in a good mood at the moment, and he didn't bother to pay attention to Jia Baoyu. He just talked to Jia Zhen in a low voice and let Jia Baoyu babble aside.

Jia Xiaohuan lay on the railing in front of the private room on the second floor, saw the three of them at a glance, and couldn't help moving to the shadow.It wasn't until I saw them sitting down in the corner of the first floor that I poked my head out again.If those few saw him and went back to tell the elders, I don't know how much trouble it would cause him.

Now that the Chinese New Year is coming, Jia Xiaohuan just wants to be quiet.

"Who are you looking for?" The man stood behind Jia Xiaohuan and followed his gaze, "Since we came here, the baby hasn't said a word to me. Uncle is lonely."

Jia Xiaohuan twitched the corners of her mouth, and ignored the plaster, her little foot slipped back, stepped on the big foot and twisted it.Young Master, he is still young, so he has no intention of thinking about relationship issues at all, how can he indulge this plaster.

The man's feet were quite painful, but he didn't let go of the stinky baby, and let him step on and pinch his feet.It wasn't until the stinky baby lost his strength that he picked him up involuntarily, carried him back to the chair and sat down firmly.

Being hugged suddenly, Jia Xiaohuan's body was a little stiff, and she became more determined in her heart - as expected, this plaster has something for the young master!

Tsk tsk, this is really shameless, I don't even look at how old I am, but I still want to eat young grass with my face.

It really makes no sense!

"The auction is about to start. Uncle will take a picture of what you like later." The man said quite boldly, with the courage to spend a lot of money for the stinky doll to please him.

"Hehe." The young master is not unusual!

Jia Xiaohuan sneered, dismissing the man's courtship.It's just glass. If he wants it, he can just ask someone to bring it to him. There's no need to compete with people here to bid for it.What's the matter, Master Huan is also the little boss of Liulifang!

Don't think that the young master will treat you differently if you play tricks of the nouveau riche.

Yo, this is really a petty temper!

The man softened his eyes with deep interest, and teased the stinky doll more vigorously, wanting to watch the little thing change his face.

While the two were talking, they heard the sound of a hammer on the stage in front of them, and the auction officially started.

At first, the auctions were all small gadgets, such as glass mirrors, screens, ornaments, etc.But seeing these things alone, Jia Xiaohuan stuck out her tongue.

The auction price of each of these items was higher than that of each item, which made Jia Xiaohuan feel a little guilty.He knew how much glass cost, compared to the wood, embroidery, gems, gold and silver, etc., that made them accessories, glass was a mess cheap.

But now it's all... at a sky-high price!

"It's really a good deal. I'm afraid there will be hundreds of thousands of taels of income after this auction. After a year, the income of this Liulifang alone can be compared to less than half of the national treasury." The man stood on the railing. Before him, he put Jia Xiaohuan on the railing and sat with one arm around his waist, "I see, there are several Westerners asking for prices. It seems that our glass is indeed better than theirs."

"Westerners still have no technology on how to burn large pieces of glass. How can we not be greedy when we see such large pieces of glass. Over the years, they have slaughtered us with glass. It's time for them to pay for how much money they have." Jia Xiaohuan kicked her short legs hanging in the air, and hugged the man's arms with both hands feeling a little uneasy.

"Besides, glass is not a precious thing. The cost of this thing is very low. That is, in the first two or three years, it was a money-making business. After a long time, it is just a common thing. If one day, we If the common people in the Daqing Dynasty can afford it, then it will be regarded as a complete merit."

This was what his master told him. Jia Xiaohuan used to scoff at it, but now he sees hope.

"Oh, baby, you have such lofty ambitions, you really surprised Uncle." The man was really quite surprised, and raised his little face lightly with one hand to look at it.

He never thought that the stinky baby would say such a thing, just a five or six-year-old child, not to mention all kinds of strange abilities, a shrewd mind, and a deep mind, so he had to want to explore what kind of person this is taught.

"Hmph!" Feeling the plaster behind her get tighter again, Jia Xiaohuan felt relieved, and then she became disgusted with the plaster again.For such a blatant compliment, he just raised his head proudly and hummed softly.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the man was a little unhappy, and wanted to let go of his hands to tease the stinky baby, but suddenly he heard him yell: "520 one or two."

Jia Xiaohuan's voice was still quite immature, and it sounded a bit childish, which was unavoidably surprising, and they all looked this way.Most people want to see which family's child this is, and they are making trouble like this at a young age, is there no adult to take care of it?

However, the man's movements were quick, and he quickly took the stinky doll back, hiding it behind his back so that no one else could see it.

The auctioneer on the stage first took a look at the big shopkeeper not far away, and saw that the other party nodded to himself, and then raised his voice: "Okay, the little friend from No. 17 Yajian bid 520 a tael , but is there any friend who raised the price?"

The two sat back on the chair again, the man just touched the tip of the stinky doll's nose and asked, "What's the matter, don't you care about glass objects?"

"Uncle, you said, I will shoot whatever I like, just this one." Jia Xiaohuan shook her head to avoid the man's finger, pouted and said playfully.

The man's fingers paused, and he said with a little surprise, "Baby, do you like...the makeup box?" The smelly doll asked for the price just now, it was a makeup box made of expensive materials and exquisitely carved, with a round mirror inlaid on it .

Jia Xiaohuan was taken aback when he heard the words, but nodded in a blink of an eye, and said, "Well, I'll give it to my mother."

In fact, if the man hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have looked at what was being auctioned at all.The reason why he yelled that voice just now was because he heard Jia Baoyu asking for a price.

Jia Baoyu, hum!

"A capricious little thing." There was Jia Baoyu shouting the price below, and the man understood when he heard it. He shook his head and shouted: "1000 taels."

Jia Baoyu has always wanted to take a gift for Sister Lin, so as to comfort her grief of losing her mother and leaving home.It's just that the price of the auction item ahead made him daunting, and he finally saw a small object at this moment, which was about to be photographed, but he didn't expect to encounter a rush auction on the way.

Second Master Bao, who is used to doing whatever he wants at home, is very unhappy, especially when the person fighting with him seems to be a little doll, so he can't help but look upstairs, wanting to see who it is

……

Naturally, Jia Xiaohuan would not let Jia Baoyu see him, he still wanted to spend a good year with his mother, but he didn't want to be disturbed by that family.As soon as the child turned his head, he fell into the man's arms and rubbed against him coquettishly.

Well, in fact, he has an itchy nose.

With infinite regret in his heart, Jia Baoyu had to watch the makeup box being sent upstairs, not to mention the depression in his heart.how to say?Ever since he was a child, Second Master Bao had never been wronged like this.

As a precious egg born as a jade in the Rongguo Mansion, whatever he wants, there is nothing that the old lady and the wife hold in front of him with their own hands.Asking for nothing is too unfamiliar to Second Master Bao, and it hit him so suddenly that he couldn't bear it.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Jia Baoyu is still young and doesn't have many opportunities to go out of the house to see the world.What made him even more unbearable was still to come.

Auction entered high.At the stage of the tide, the auctioneer who had just left had already stepped down, and now standing there was the shopkeeper of Liulifang, an old man in his sixties, with a fair face and beardless, smooth eyebrows.

Most of the people present didn't know him, but all the nobles with high status knew the origin of this big treasurer.As soon as they saw him standing on the stage, the entire auction hall fell silent.

The big shopkeeper smiled and bowed down, then patted his palms lightly, and immediately someone lifted up the entire row of objects neatly.The object is nothing but a combination of wood and glass doors and windows.

The big shopkeeper half turned around, pointed at these doors and windows, and said with a smile: "Everyone, the next thing to be auctioned is the final item - the qualification to refit the glass doors and windows before the year. It will take some effort, because this workshop will only be auctioned today, and only ten places will be auctioned. If you are interested, please come to the stage to take a closer look."

As soon as he said this, many people immediately went up to visit.You know, although glass objects are rare, they are not rare for most noble officials in the Qing Dynasty, but glass doors and windows are unusual, and many people come for them.

As far as they know, the large pieces of transparent flat glass used for inlaid doors and windows in Liulifang are not available in the West.Nowadays, only the Daming Palace of the Holy Majesty today has glass doors and windows inside and out.In addition, only Liulifang installed two pieces as a model.

If this can be replaced for my own family before the end of the year, it will be a big honor!

Think about it, every family has to visit relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year, other people's houses are still covered with paper and gauze, but my house has been replaced with glass, which is the same as the envoy of the Holy Majesty, tsk tsk!

"How about it, baby, do you want one, and change the doors and windows on your village? Don't worry about the money, uncle will take a picture and give it to you." Seeing the figure shaking on the stage, the man also narrowed his eyes slightly, and patted it down. Jia Xiaohuan's ass, asked.

"No, that Zhuangzi doesn't belong to me either. I don't know who is cheaper if I replace it." Jia Xiaohuan glanced at the man, not very interested in the glass doors and windows, "Besides, what they are talking about is just the qualification for modification, and who is it? It didn't say how much money would be spent on materials and labor. Besides, it's not just a matter of money." Otherwise, the big shopkeeper wouldn't offer the reserve price, so he would ask people to come up and see.

Sure enough, as soon as Jia Xiaohuan finished speaking, an old man who was about eighty years old coughed lightly and said: "If you have no objections, this king will buy this first qualification at a price of 1 taels."

These words seem to be asking the competitors around him, but in fact they don't mean much asking.The competitors also had no objection, and they all nodded and gave in.There is no other reason, the old man is Prince Zheng, Mrs.The youngest brother of the ancestor emperor, even today's holy majesty would call him uncle.

"1 taels..." Even though Jia Xiaohuan had predicted it in her heart, she was speechless when she heard the price.Think about it, this is just the qualification for refitting a year ago, and it can be sold for 1 taels. How much should it be if materials and labor are included? !

Although he has never seen how glass is produced, he is aware of the cost, and the profit is really huge.Jia Xiaohuan couldn't hold it back, and secretly calculated how much money he could leave when Rongguo Mansion's debts were paid off in the future.

After pondering the calculations in her heart for a while, Jia Xiaohuan gave up.No way, he can't figure it out!

With Prince Zheng's base price of 1 taels, the next bidder will have a slap in the face, and no one will bid below [-] taels.In addition, there are more wolves and less flesh, and the competitors who hadn't planned to compete with each other, now they can't care about their face.They just inquired, Liulifang installed glass doors and windows this time before Chinese New Year, at least for half a year.

The princes upstairs were fighting lively, and Jia Lian and Jia Zhen downstairs were also watching lively.

Jia Lian glanced up, then whispered to Jia Zhen: "It has long been heard that Prince Shun and Prince Ning are not on good terms, and now it seems to be the case. Listen, these two people are probably at odds. It’s the qualification to install glass a year ago, how much is it called.”

"Hey, we don't care what they are called. It doesn't matter to us." Jia Zhen shook her head, and her speech was a little sour. All the qualifications are going to be auctioned off. I even made it in time for the Chinese New Year, hoping that someone would pay for it. This means standing behind..., otherwise...huh!"

Hearing him speak a little unobtrusively, Jia Lian frowned slightly, laughed a little and turned to Jia Baoyu again.

Jia Baoyu was shocked in his heart, his small round face like a full moon was dazed, dumbfounded like an idiot.

He has always believed that his Rongguo Mansion is extremely wealthy.But it turns out, isn't that the case? !